Nathaniel Rateliff Leads 60 Acts at Folk Fest Edmonton 2026
Nathaniel Rateliff, Cat Power and Of Monsters and Men will headline folk fest edmonton 2026 after the full lineup for the 48th Edmonton Folk Music Festival was released Thursday. The four-day event runs Aug. 6-9 in Gallagher Park, with 60 artists on the bill.
Gallagher Park’s 60-Act Bill
The 2026 lineup pairs the headliners with Corb Lund, Arrested Development and Thee Sacred Souls, giving the festival a broader top end than a single-name draw. Returning artists include Jeremie Albino, Courtney Marie Andrews, Ocie Elliott and The Milk Carton Kids, while newcomers include Dove Ellis, Fantastic Cat, SYML, Buyepongo, Ásgeir and The Womack Sisters.
That mix is the practical signal for buyers: the festival is still selling itself as a multi-act weekend, not a one-night headline package. For a four-day run, that is the difference between a few marquee sets and a schedule built to keep passes moving across the full site.
June 6 Ticket Window
Personal weekend passes and single-day tickets go on sale online only starting June 6 at 10 a.m. Adult and senior full festival passes rose by $10 this year, while single-day tickets, youth pricing and under-25 pricing stayed the same.
An adult four-day pass costs $244. Adult single-day tickets cost $109 for Thursday or Friday and $115 for Saturday and Sunday. Kids under 11 and seniors over 80 continue to get in free.
Plate Fee Change
The plate deposit and return fee drops from $2 to $1 this year as the festival keeps pushing its waste-reduction system. It is a small charge, but for repeat attendees it is the clearest operational change beyond the lineup itself.
For anyone planning to buy, the useful move is simple: watch the June 6 online sale and decide early whether a four-day pass at $244 makes more sense than piecing the weekend together at single-day rates. The lineup is now public, the pricing is set, and the next decision belongs to the buyer.
